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The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal Playlist: Episode 77

Posted in Radio on February 4th, 2022 by JJ Koczan

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There’s a lot going on here. A lot to unpack, in the parlance of our times, but I’m gonna keep it short because I always feel like I screw these posts up by making it more than the list of bands and encouragement and thanks for listening that it should be. Hey, guess what? I think the songs I picked for the show I made don’t suck. If that wasn’t going to be the case, why would I pick them?

As for the voice breaks here, I barely remember what I said other than I was awkward. My wife was giving our son a bath at the time and I was worried he tub sounds would show up in the recording. That’s my rock and roll lifestyle. I’ve been considering a cocaine addiction so I can convince myself I’m fun again. Maybe go to a show.

Thanks for listening. Or reading. Whatever, really. Just thanks.

The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today on the Gimme app or at: http://gimmemetal.com.

Full playlist:

The Obelisk Show – 02.04.22

Author & Punisher Maiden Star Kruller
Purple Dawn Death to a Dying World Peace & Doom Session Vol. II
Eric Wagner Maybe Tomorrow In the Lonely Light of Mourning
VT
Madmess Stargazer Rebirth
Stone House on Fire Waterfall Time is a Razor
Hazemaze Ceremonial Aspersion Blinded by the Wicked
Spaceslug Spring of the Abyss Memorial
Mt. Echo These Concrete Lungs Electric Empire
VT
Slugg Yonder Yonder
KYOTY Ventilate Isolation
JIRM You Fly The Tunnel, the Well, Holy Bedlam
Carcaňo I Don’t Belong Here By Order of the Green Goddess
Ascia Eternal Glory Volume II
VT
MWWB The Harvest The Harvest
All Them Witches Blacksnake Blues Baker’s Dozen

The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal airs every Friday 5PM Eastern, with replays Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next new episode is Feb. 18 (subject to change). Thanks for listening if you do.

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Stone House on Fire Premiere Time is a Razor in Full; Album Out Friday

Posted in audiObelisk, Reviews on January 26th, 2022 by JJ Koczan

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Brazilian heavy rockers Stone House on Fire will release their third full-length, Time is a Razor, on Jan. 28 through Electric Valley Records. The classic-minded four-piece issued their Neverending Cycle (discussed here) album late in 2016 though Electric Valley and an assortment of other labels, and they answer back these years later with six new tracks for an utterly manageable, solidly executed, vibe-ready 33-minute run.

Things start off like the group — guitarists Kleber Mariano (also vocals) and Marcus Oliveira, bassist/vocalist Leonardo Moore and drummer Andre Leal (who also sat in with Gods & Punks) — caught a mean case of Graveyard‘s Hisingen Blues on the boogie-laced opener “Bitter Times” and the wah-informed “Despite,” but as side A wraps with the longer, percussion-inclusive jam in “Waterfall,” deftly bringing back the verse in its second half and ending in a tripped-out hypnosis of psychedelic spaciousness, still underlined by that fluid rhythm amid some thicker riffing, Stone House on Fire Time is a Razorit’s clear that there’s more going on here that neo-vintage worship or a fuzzy boogie-down. Although, frankly, if Stone House on Fire wanted to throw together about half an hour of shuffle like on “Bitter Times,” I doubt they’d meet much argument.

“Uzumaki” reminds of earlier Masters of Reality in its chorus, “You shouldn’t harm the crows/’Cause crows never forget,” but the song surges forward on a winding course of lead guitar and fuzzy push, less retro-minded than either “Bitter Times” or “Despite,” but thoroughly grooving just the same, and it brings about “White Canvas,” which merges heavy blues and more atmospheric breadth, taking an earlier boogie — I’m not sure if that’s Mariano or Moore on vocals, but they’ve got Joakim Nilsson just about nailed — and using it as a departure point for a mellow, flute-laced stretch of Latin percussion and guitar exploration before they eventually crash back into the verse for the last third of the song. They save going-out-and-no-return for closer “The Weight,” as one might expect, but offer dynamic volume shifts in between, sounding organic all the while in their trades and arrangement.

To bottom-line it for you, it’s not a hard record to dig. Given the very nature of their aesthetic, one wouldn’t call what Stone House on Fire are doing revolutionary, but in a style where chops and chemistry are the foundation — you can’t groove if you can’t groove — they groove. The themes in the lyrics might not exactly be uplifting, which is fair, considering, but it’s the kind of album you’re gonna want to be friends with, and fortunately also the kind that makes friends easily.

Put on your dancing shoes:

Stone House on Fire on Time is a Razor:

“‘Time is a Razor’ goes deeper into darker waters: a reflection of what we have seen these times that really have bloomed into music, a taste of the late ’60s and ’70s sounds, heavier bluesy influences, and always flirting with the unusual to achieve the unique, the exciting, the trippy. It’s an invitation to a closed eye dive and let yourself sink into an unforgettable experience.”

Electric Valley Records will release the upcoming STONE HOUSE ON FIRE album, Time is a Razor, on 28 January 2022. Stone House on Fire can be best described as a Brazilian late ’60s/ early ’70s throwback rock band with unique contemporary twists. The group creates its own identity by mixing heavy psychedelic elements, Latin spices with classic fuzzy guitars, some blues, and live jam performances.

An active live band that relies heavily on jams and experimentation, Stone House on Fire has toured across Brazil with several psychedelic/doom bands. They frequently played gigs arranged by Abraxas (Brazil’s biggest label on the scene), including appearances on Abraxas Festivals as a supporting act for The Flying Eyes and Mars Red Sky. During their European tour, they shared the stage with Samavayo and Atavismo, and played venues in Switzerland, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic.

Produced by Stone House on Fire.
Recorded at Estúdio Jukebox
Mixed and Mastered by Andre Leal and Kleber Mariano.
All songs written, arranged, performed and produced by Stone House on Fire.
Percussion on “Waterfall” Marian Sarine.
Percussion on “Waterfall” and special fx on “White Canvas” by Leandro Tolen.
Artwork by Dovglas Leal.

Available Formats:
– 250x LTD White Vinyl
– 220x Side A/B Red/Blue Vinyl
– 30x Ultra LTD “Razor Edition”
– Digital

Lineup:
Kleber Mariano – Guitar/Vocals
Marcus Oliveira – Guitars
Leonardo Moore – Bass/Vocals
Andre Leal – Drums

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Stone House on Fire to Release Neverending Cycle in December

Posted in Whathaveyou on October 12th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

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Brazilian desert-style rockers Stone House on Fire will offer up a a physical pressing of their second album, Neverending Cycle, in December. Released digitally back in June by the band — at least if the dates on Bandcamp are anything to go by — the vinyl edition will arrive courtesy of no fewer than six different imprints between Brazil and Europe, and aside from the shame of not having one Stateside one in the bunch, it’s hard not to be impressed at the amount of people who’ve gotten behind the band. Then you listen to the tracks and, yeah, yeah, you start to get it. The band, who reportedly recorded Neverending Cycle live to tape in its entirety, play to a post-Queens of the Stone Age ideology, but have plenty of psychedelic and boogie vibing going on as well. I can see wanting to get on board, even if my home nation is apparently dropping the ball here as it does with so many others when it comes to distribution. So it goes.

Info comes from H42 Records via the PR wire:

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STONE HOUSE ON FIRE ‘NEVERENDING CYCLE’ Longplayer out December 2016

*Limited up to 300 copies*
150 on red & 150 on black vinyl
OUT: December 2016

STONE HOUSE ON FIRE are back with a new album called ‘Neverending Cycle’!

Stone House on Fire is influenced by the desert sounds and the 60’s lysergic vibe, combining heavy tones, powerful riffs that go from fast to psychedelic, lots of octaved fuzz, creating an unique sound, ready to blow some ears. Also, the energetic and daring live performances create unpredictable, explosive and mind blowing experiences.

“Neverending Cycle” is an album that leans heavily towards the psychedelic side of the stoner genre, taking it’s cues from the more lysergic orientated late 60’s than the usual mid 70’s era that is the de rigueur of many of todays stoner/psych and doom bands. Songs like “Wrath of the Sun” and “Steam Boat” channel the beads and peace sign vibes of Randy California’s Spirit and the 13th Floor Elevators and mix them with elements of the harder edged, fuzz pedal stamping, downtuned psych of today, sprinkling them with a large dose of old fashioned groove along the way…”

Release by:
Electric Valley Records (Italy)
H42 Records (Gemany)
Abraxas (Brasil)
Dinamite Records (Brasil)
Tropical FUZZ Fever Records (Brasil)
Lovely Noise Records (Brasil)

https://stonehouseonfire.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stonehouseonfire/
https://www.facebook.com/electricvalleyrecords/
https://www.facebook.com/H42Records/
https://www.facebook.com/abraxasevents/
https://www.facebook.com/dinamiterecs/
https://www.facebook.com/Tropical-FUZZ-Fever-Records-1768713486676256/
https://www.facebook.com/lovelynoiserecords/

Stone House on Fire, Neverending Cycle (2016)

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